2010, Vol.18, No.3

Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.81

pISSN : 1226-0134 / eISSN : 2671-4450
https://journal.kci.go.kr/kjot

The purpose of this paper was to briefly provide an overview of the history of mental health, the current status of occupational therapy, and training curriculum of occupational therapists in Japan. With the marked change in the types of occupation, increasing urbanization, and rapid change in the socioeconomic structure resulting from industrialization, Korea is witnessing transformation in the family system in addition to significant increase in the number of individuals with mental illness. Such drastic change mandates a significant structural change in the mental health system in Korea. This period in Korea, where occupational therapists being only just recently allowed to participate and intervene in psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation treatment activities is reminiscent of the time in Japan when occupational therapists began to serve in the mental health field during a period when daily living therapy was being offered. It is our hope that the experiences that we underwent in Japan may be able to assist in the formation and development of psychiatric occupational therapy in Korea.

Objective : The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Developmental Profile-Ⅲ_(K-DPⅢ_), and to modify its items in accordance with Korean culture. Methods : Following a translation process by a professional translator, K-DP Ⅲ was administered to parents of 49 normal children (ranging from 3 to 5 years in age). The reliability was tested via internal consistency (N=49). Its concurrent validity was examined by administering K-DDSTⅡ and K-ABS. Results : The results showed high internal consistency (.86 to .90) and concurrent validity (.39 to .63). In most K-DPⅢ scales, the Pearson product moment correlation coefficients between scales ranged from .54 to .77 and showed significant correlation. Conclusion : This study suggested that K-DPⅢ is a reliable and valid test in evaluating the development of children.

This study aims to investigate the basis for an effective introduction of basic information on Home Rehabilitation Services (HRS) in the Long-term Care Insurance System. It attempts to ascertain the situations and problems of a Home Health Project in Korea through references, and to research an introduction of HRS through a review of the Long-term Care Insurance System for the Elderly. It also reviews the general issue of HRS in other countries and the associated-laws for a proper introduction of such services. As a result of a literature review, it was found that the necessity of HRS by experts is magnified in home health care services and the Long-term Care Insurance System at an interim evaluation. Various HRSs have been carried out under government-led programs in most major countries, whereas there has been a lack of participation of rehabilitation therapists in Korea due to the absence of a proper legal ground. This study implies that both patients suffering from chronic illness and elderly people need an HRS and have a strong intention to use such services. To provide various HRSs to meet patient needs, it is necessary to enact laws and systemic grounds for the introduction of an HRS in the Long-term Care Insurance System. To do this,we must develop various programs and pilot projects with health professionals involved in Community Health Services. Also, various studies are expected to investigate the demand for an HRS, and to spread public opinion regarding its introduction in Korea.